Stove



Dec. 3o, 1947. H, M REEVES 2,433,785

STOVE Filed Jan'. 8, 1944 "fllmlllllllull providing means lforeffectallycve g Patented Dec. 30, 1947 UNITED oFFIcE 'all-3,7851

s'rovm Hrbff-M: Reeves, Kankkeeg-I-n, assigner# m1- corporal-Inni efMassachusetts- Appueatitinrnuary s, 1944,sri'a1 Nn. 517,531.

fournis: (oline-214) 1 The'inventionrelates' to stoves and: morefparlncnla'rlyto kerosene stoves nf' the so-ealledfprt# ableftype.`

'One "object 'of the" invention' is' to increase 'the eonvenienee"andfutility' "of "stoves of theiabov general 'character `by"etendi`gtli'e "co'king'top to' provide "more "working" space' there' y' V andcover structure for' portab] kerosene stoves in" the "form of lasimple',4 inexpensive' 'unit' capable of being quickly 'andi easily"nstallel'i.

Another" objetfis te provide;anextension'tn non wm become apnerentiffem'tne'fnnqwing .ibut itfis tope `unders'tooc'i'that I donuttnrebylntend'to limit the``ilf1V`el'iti'Oitothe Specic orin disclosed,butintend' to Coverall' modifie tions and alternativeVconstruc'tioris"`falling witlnn the spiritandscope'pf 'the"inven`tionas e ipssed in the vappended claims.`

ing; the k'sto'v'e'kzornprises "ap'dy' I'iricindi'n' a "generally.`rectangular cooking topf@ supported at each corner byangleiron legsf Ashelf Tsecured to the legs- 5 'belowthecooking top cooper ates with thelatter t0 denne a compartment for ak plurality of burners 8; there beingthree such burners i'ntrie 'ex'enplary'st'ove'f The burnercompartm'ntisvclsedat `the bland sides'- by a back wall 9 and side wallsIB in the form of sheet metal panels spot welded or otherwise rigidlysecured to the legs Liquid fuel such as kerosene is supplied to thekburners Il in wellknown manner from a reservoir II supportedl at oneside of the stove body.

In stoves of the type disclosed, the burners 8 are usually arranged in asingle row. The cooking'to'p"v 5 is accordingly constructed as-an'elone` gated I'narrowtop"section, usually of sheet metal? having adepending flange I2 k'around its entire periphery tovvliicl'ithe Alegs eare secured.` The top section' is' `provided with a row oiholes for theburners 8 "'over'fwhich are placed the` usual removable-'grids I3."- Asplash plate'orback guard`l Ill in the form'ofa anged sheetmetal panelisv oomnionly.v supplied with the stove. Usu-v ally the' guardvisre'movably attached by stove'bolts Il' 'to the fla'm'geL I2 along therear edge -of the cooking top as sho'wn'in broken lines in FigJ'B.

In carrying out the invention, I vprovidean auxiliary orextension topvadapted to be installed at ctli'e" rear' 'ofthe' Vstove structure flushyvvith'the upper'surface'of'the cooking top 5 therebygreatly increasingthe working space available on the top 'of thestove: The Vextension topis prefer'- ,a'b'ly of" sheet metal" construction and as hereinshort/1'1"y comprises ia flat generally rectangular member I5 having anintegral dependinga'nge I6 extending around its entire periphery.Suitably spaced holes are provided in the front and re'ar flanges I 6so'that the extension top'may "bewemovably 'secured as by the stovebolts I 1 tdfthe cooking .top 5 in'place of the back guard 14j' Whilethelatt'er may be similarly secured tothe Yrear flange of 'the topmember I5. Suitable braces 20`are provided at each end of thetop'memb'erI5 to hold it rigid. The braces are preferably in the form of nat metalstraps each having a straight upper leg and an angularly'inclined lowerleg. The upper leg is adapted to be secured to the ange I6 at one lside' of the top" member 4and adjacent the rear edge thereof as by stovebolts or the like. The end portion of the lower leg is twisted throughan angle of and bent down as indicated at y2 I' to lie 'flush againstthe stove leg 6. The braces may be'ari'ch'oedV tothe stove legsY in anysuitable"rna'riieii as"fo`r examplefby sheet r'metal screws 22.A

The bracesv 2U additionally l'provide pivotal sup- ,pofrtfor'aswinging'cover 25 adapted to be closed dowrove both the extension topand the cooking top"5""of" the stove." For this. purpose vtheupperlegbf"eacli'brace is extended above the upper surface of theextension top as indicated at 26.

The cover 25, as herein shown, comprises a flat, generally rectangularmember of substantially the same width as the extension top I5 and haV-ing an integral ange 21 around its entire periphery. Stove bolts 21'inserted through the flanges 21 at opposite sides of the member andthrough the extensions 26 of the braces 20 permit the cover to swingbetween the open and closed positions shown respectively in solid andbroken lines in Fig. 1. In the closed position, the top member issubstantially horizontal and adapted to lie closely adjacent the cookingtop 5 so as to effectually cover the burner grids I3. Moreover, itprovides a clear, flat working surface and may conveniently serve as atable. The back guard I4 is adapted to act as a stop for holding thecover in the open position as shown in Fig. 3.

While the extension top and cover structure may be installed at thefactory when the stove is initially assembled, it lends itself readilyto packaging and shipment as a unit for installation in existing stoves.When supplied as a, unit, it includes the top member l5, the covermember 25, a pair of braces 20 and the necessary screws and bolts.Installation is extremely sim ple as it is only necessary to bolt thetop member to the cooking top in place of the back guard lll, the latterin turn being bolted to the rear flange ofthe top member. For securingthe braces to the stove legs, small holes may be drilled therein for theaccommodation of the screws 22.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that the invention provides meanswhereby the cooking top of a portable kerosene stove may be effectuallyextended to provide greater working space on the top of the stove.Through the provision of a swinging cover, the top of the stove may beVeffectually closed when not in use, thus enhancing its appearance andproviding a clear surface adapted toserve efficiently as a table or thelike. The extension top and cover structure is simple in constructionand inexpensive to manufacture. As it is extremely easy to install andlends itself to packaging as a unit, it is particularly well suited forapplication to existing stoves.

I claim as my invention:

1. An extension top and cover structure for a Vstove having a, bodyincluding a generally rectangular cooking tcp, said structurecomprising, in combination, a sheet metal top member adapted to berremovably secured to the cooking top along its rear edge, braces securedto opposite sides of said top member and adapted to be anchored to thestove body below the top member to hold the member rigid, said braceshaving extensions projecting above the upper surface of the top member,e, cover member dimensioned to extend over the top member and thecooking top ofthe stove., and means supporting said cover member on theextensions of said braces for swinging movement between open and closedpositions.

2. An extension top and cover structure for a stove having a bodyincluding a generally rectangular cooking top with a, back guardremovably secured at its rear edge, said structure comprising, incombination, a, rectangular top member of sheet metal adapted to besecured to the cooking topv in place of said back guard, braces securedto opposite sides of the top member adjacent its rear edge and adaptedto be anchored d to the stove body below the top member to hold themember rigid, the upper ends of said braces extending above the uppersurface of said top member, a cover member dimensioned to extend oversaid top member and the cooking top of the stove, and means supportingsaid cover on the extended ends of said braces to swing between anupright open position and a, closed position closely adjacent thecooking top of the stove, said back guard being attached to the rearedge of said cover member and acting as a stop to hold the cover memberin the open position.

3. The combination with a stove having a body including a generallyrectangular flanged sheet metal cooking top, of an extension topcomprising a, flat generally rectangular sheet metal member having anintegral flange along its front edge adapted to loe removably secured inface-toface relation t-o the flange at the rear edge of the cooking top,metal straps removably secured to opposite sides of the extension topand to the stove body below the cooking top to hold the extension toprigid, a depending integral flange eX- tending along the rear edge ofsaid member, and a backguard removably secured to said last mentionedflange and projecting upwardly above the surface of the extension top.

4. In a cook stove, in combination, a stove body including supportingmeans and a top structure extending a substantial distance rearwardly ofthe supporting means, a, pair of braces extending upwardly from saidsupporting means along the sides and adjacent the rear edge of said topstructure, said braces being rigidly connected to the top structure andprojecting above the surface thereof, and a, cover member pivotallysupported on the projecting portions of said braces and dimensioned toextend over substantially the entire area of said top structure when inclosed position.

HERBERT M. REEVES.

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